"Oh, how I love your dress."
"Please, recommend your fashion designer for me."
"No need to think too hard, it must be Master Alba's work."
"Oh, right. Alba's fashion house and ViTech are closely related."
Being trapped in the company of older ladies, Vivian resisted every urge to dash out of the place and run off to where the others were but that wasn't possible. Right now, she represents the Lady of House Moore in Saskia's spot since the latter is bedridden after the addictive cosmetic incident.
While the news about that incident was kept under tight wraps, it was easy to imagine that the other side ---the Prince's faction--- had already caught wind of the situation but chose not to act. After all, Robert Moore is a member of that faction and directly exposing his mother's condition may sour the relations.